Texas § 659.082 PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH.

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§ 659.082 — PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH.

Texas § 659.082

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 659.082 (2026).

Text

Sec. 659.082. PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH.

(a)An employee is entitled to be paid employment compensation twice a month if:

(1)the employee is employed by:

(A)the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;

(B)the Texas Department of Transportation;

(C)the Texas Department of Human Services;

(D)the Texas Workforce Commission;

(E)the Department of Public Safety; or

(F)any other state agency designated by the comptroller;

(2)the employee holds a classified position under the state's position classification plan;

(3)the employee's position is classified below salary group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act;

(4)the employing state agency satisfies the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month; an

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Sec. 659.082. PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH. (a) An employee is entitled to be paid employment compensation twice a month if:
(1) the employee is employed by:
(A) the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;
(B) the Texas Department of Transportation;
(C) the Texas Department of Human Services;
(D) the Texas Workforce Commission;
(E) the Department of Public Safety; or
(F) any other state agency designated by the comptroller;
(2) the employee holds a classified position under the state's position classification plan;
(3) the employee's position is classified below salary group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act;
(4) the employing state agency satisfies the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month; and
(5) at least 30 percent of the eligible employees of the agency choose to be paid twice a month.
(b) Employees of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code, may be paid twice a month at the election of the employing institution of higher education.
(c) A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a position classified under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act. A state agency that elects to pay employment compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 252 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.